Syrup

However there is a difference between regular and diet coke. Regular coke is sweetened with high fructose corn syrup while diet coke is sweetened with artificial sweeteners (aspartame). Regular coke has more calories and a stronger taste than diet coke, while diet coke has less calories and taste more bland. However regular coke can cause weight loss while diet coke…

Nantucket Nectars Tom Scott and Tom First were college friends that spent their summers selling drinks and providing grocery and laundry delivery services to boats in Nantucket Harbor. Following graduation they returned to Nantucket Harbor and expanded their floating business to include making fresh juice drinks which customers seemed to love. This prompted the two friends to open Allserve General Store on Nantucket’s Straight Wharf. Other stores in Nantucket began selling their juices and they…

flavors, sugars, and addictive chemicals.These things added into the products produced can cause long term damages on growing bodies or full grown adults. Most factors produce are pumped full with sugar or the fake step’ sibling ,high fructose corn syrup. Not only is the sugar added but, artificial ingredients or flavors are as well. Don't worry there's more, the body can get addicted to “junk food” the “ highly rewarded” junk food. The added ingredients takes over or hijacks the brain’s…

“Avoid food products containing ingredients that are (a) unfamiliar, (b) unpronounceable, (c) more than five in number, or that include (d) high fructose corn syrup.” (para 9) Just as Pollan suggests not following these rules won’t harm anyone instead it is a helpful indicator of what foods have been highly processed. There are countless numbers of processed foods that the average American will consume under the…

Partnerships in society can assist with individuals taking a stand to acknowledge issues such as abuse. when a community is on board to make necessary changes by acknowledging the needs of the neighborhood it makes it easier to implement plans and programs, however; community members, especially those who hold power, has to raise awareness on a local level and encourage the public to take pride in their neighborhood knowing that they all are playing a vital role being an active citizen while…

Basmati rice is long grained aromatic rice which is traditionally grown and cultivated in India and Pakistan. The aroma of basmati rice is typical and is due to the aroma compound 2-acetyl-1 pyrroline. Basmati rice contains about 0.99 ppm of this aromatic chemical compound naturally which is about 12 times more than the content of this compound in other non - basmati varieties of rice. There are several varieties of basmati rice that are produced in India as well as Pakistan. Cooking basmati…

The most iconic low-calorie sweetener Splenda started in 1976 when British researchers were looking for a way to blend laboratory chemicals with sucrose (sugar). They found a different compound made from sugar called sucralose. They found it to be really sweet and it was also low calorie. Splenda was put on shelves in 1992 and has sold over 100 million packets. The ingredients include Dextrose, Maltodextrin, and Sucralose (Splenda). Sucralose which is the huge ingredient in Splenda is a…

Is popcorn a healthy snack? “Did you know that popcorn is among the healthiest - and tastiest – snacks around?”, but can it also have downfalls? Does all of the good qualities outweigh the bad? Or is popcorn not a healthy snack? When you have popcorn, you love to add butter right? But, could that be defeating the object of your healthy snack? If you have a small popcorn (6 cups) it is 370 calories, plus 20 grams of saturated fat (having excess amounts could lead to high cholesteral, and heart…

First, a little background on myself so you’ll know that you can trust my opinion! I’ve been an animal lover my entire life, a veterinary technician for 6 1/2 years, I ran a dog rescue for 3 years and I currently own four dogs of my own. Like most pet owners, I want to make sure that I do whatever I can to keep my pets healthy and happy for as long as possible. I am passionate about nutrition and have done a lot of research on the different products available for my dogs. I just recently…

One of the fiercest battles between brands through the years is the battle between Coke and Pepsi. How effectively these brands market their products determine their market share. We learned in our lesson that a brands marketing strategy is comprised several components called a marketing mix. The marketing mix is composed of four areas; product, price, placement and promotion. Through many years of success and failure these brands are ripe with illustrations of marketing successes and…